"Maybe there's less oppression growing up in a small village, and fewer rules, and less danger."

“Scale will get you strategy.”

“Unbelievable as it may seem, one-third of all vegetables consumed in the United States come from just three sources: french fries, potato chips, and iceberg lettuce.”

Source : Marion Nestle (2010). “What to Eat”, p.63, Macmillan

“The great object is that every man be armed.”

“I read somewhere that drummers are practically Olympic athletes. I feel pretty good, most of the time. After 38 years, I can't expect much better than that!”

“One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Black fish. Blue fish. Old fish. New fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are.”

“You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.”

Source : Joan Didion (2011). “A Book of Common Prayer”, p.256, Vintage

“When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.”

“In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go.”

Source : "Julia Gillard: 20 people, 20 questions". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2013.